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I’ve got a girlfriend who is moving from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to the east coast. She needed a little packing help before her kids got out of school, and what better way to hang out with friends than to pack and chat together? And after a good four hours of packing, we went out for…

When in Berlin, what else is a Korean-American family to eat besides German cuisine? Korean food! That’s right. We tried another Korean restaurant called Wawa (와 와, which means “come, come”). Sounds like an inviting place to dine, right? Thankfully, Wawa had space available for us, if we could finish our meal before 7 pm, when…

We’re on the hunt to find Korean grocery stores in Budapest. After all, we’re Korean. Eating Korean food is like breathing. Without it, we cannot survive. If you do a Google search for Korean markets, you will find five. However, it’s not like you will find an H-Mart complete with a food court of delicious…

What do families who live in the Midwest and on the east coast do when they want to meet but don’t want to sacrifice ten hours in the car to visit one another? You try to meet in the middle. For us, that meant visiting Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland? What can you do in Cleveland? Prior to…

Last year, we celebrated a very un-American Thanksgiving holiday in Athens, Greece. It was more like a glorious adventure filled with mystery and intrigue straight from a National Treasure movie franchise. Piano Man knew there was ancient Greek treasure to be found somewhere at the Parthenon, Acropolis Museum, or Lykavittos Hill overlooking the entire city…

I vaguely remember the day when people started to post video links of Psy’s famous song, “Gangnam Style,” that went viral in 2012. I rolled my eyes, and said big deal. I know. I know. What kind of Korean am I? Don’t get my wrong. I listened to Korean pop music when I was a…

I don’t know why I didn’t this of this recipe sooner, but this has got to be the easiest recipe to make, and your kids may devour it like my little ones. Ingredients: 1-2 cups of rice (maybe more if you are cooking for a large group.) 1 package of Sushi Nori cooked sticky white…

Sunday, Feb 10th was Chinese New Year, Vietnamese New Year, and also 설날, Korean New Year. (Basically, many Asian countries celebrate the New Year based on the lunar calendar.) I met a fellow Korean at a mommy playgroup several months ago, and we exchanged phone numbers. I hadn’t seen her in months since she had…

On our third Sunday in Nicosia, we visited the international church again. Prof and I took turns watching Linus and listening to the sermon. While Prof hung out with Linus, an Asian man walked up to Prof and asked if the international service was over. Prof replied that they had not, and then the man…